New House!

Our new house – can you see it? OK, I know I am asking for some imagination but eventually it will be beautiful! We have been talking about staking the house site and we did it. It overlooks the vineyard and eventually (Lord willing) will be surrounded by vineyard as we expand. If you look carefully, you can see 4 white arrows pointing to the stakes at the 4 corners of what will be our new house.

Think Italy, Tuscany, wine country with rolling hills – maybe forget the hills since there are none here – quaint, picturesque, you get the picture. If all goes according to plan (and they are always subject to change) the house will be one story with basement, stucco and have a metal roof which looks like terra-cotta tile. I think for landscaping we will use cactuses (since I won’t have to water them!) surrounded by pebbles.

For now, the plan for the house is to begin digging and building the basement. It will be a walk-out basement, meaning that three sides will be covered with dirt leaving only one side exposed. I never thought I would be so excited about living like a mole.

When completed, the basement will be slightly bigger than the house we rent now. Once the house in Alabama sells, we will finish the upstairs.

This will be the view from the front porch once the whole house is completed. Now, in winter the look is so different than what it will be in the summer. Though the vines have no foliage and are bare-looking, they have their own beauty even now. Once we expand 10 more acres, the vineyard will be up to the house.

Just to be on our own property, so close to the vineyard is exciting to plan towards. Even if it does mean living like a mole for now!!!!

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About Dina-Marie

Moving a family which includes 10 children from our "secure" life in Alabama to the "exciting" life of starting a vineyard in west Texas has definitely been challenging. Besides frugality, farm life and simple living, I have learned the importance of diet, quality of food and traditional cooking. Through the GAPS diet, I am successfully reversing my rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis and food allergies.

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Hello! Wow what an exciting project! Hubby and I would never agree on what a new house should look like, or what should go in it – would be too hard on the marriage
Just noticed that your ad space on my blog ends on the 23rds. I will leave it up until the 28th since Feb is so short.

I can see it now. It’s beautiful. You have a white rocker on the porch overlooking the vineyard and you sitting there watching, oh it’s 4 grandkids now, them play on the swingset of the porch. It’ll be wonderful when it’s done. It’s a hard job though and I don’t mean the work, the organizing, the picking things out, the getting it right but oh so worth it in the end. Good luck and please keep us posted and pictures as it goes. I love watching great things happen to wonderful people. You go girl.
Take care, have a blessed day today.

Hey guys, I’m so excited about the plans and yes I can see the whole layout! Just think how cool it’s going to be sitting out on the porch drinking your amazing cup of coffee and talking with each other about all God has done in your lives. We are praying BELIEVING miracles are going to happen! “I know the plans I have for you!” Jeremiah 29:11.

A Journey of a Thousand Miles begins with A Single Step! What a beautiful goal to work towards. I currently have a walk out basement and love the amount of light it lets in. I have had a fun visit on you blog, and I wish you’re family all the best.
Cathy

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